Cherry blossoms are blooming and we're excited for all the family-friendly events across Metro Vancouver, the Sea to Sky Corridor, Fraser Valley, & the Sunshine Coast this month, we've got you covered from Whistler to Chilliwack and everything in between. From festivals to concerts + seasonal celebrations, we've got the inside scoop on the fun, active outings happening this month!
There is even more family fun in our After School Programs Guide, and the Birthday Party Guide, plus you can find our March 2024 Events archive here.
We've made it easy to find family events near you with options in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Squamish, Sunshine Coast, Surrey, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, West Vancouver, White Rock, Whistler, and Online!
Family Events & Activities Near You
Land of Thundering Snow
When: Until April 30th, 2024
Where: Britannia Mine Museum
This travelling exhibit aims to teach visitors about avalanches; releases of snow propelled by gravity that rush downhill in steep terrain, altering the landscape and ecosystem as they pass. It also emphasizes the impact they have had on human settlement, migration, travel, and transportation. From the mapping of railway and highways to the technological advances of avalanche mitigation, the story of avalanches encompasses the story of humans and landscape and ties them together for museum visitors in an engaging and interactive experience.
Cineplex Family Favourites
When: April 6th - 27th, 2024
Where: Various Cineplex Theaters
Weekend plans for the whole gang just got easier! Our Family Favourites program runs movies Saturdays, for only $3.99 plus applicable taxes (in-theatre price). Family Favourites programming is available on select Saturdays at participating locations. Films subject to change. If purchased online, tickets are $3.99 for CineClub members (booking fee waived), $4.99 for Scene+ members ($3.99 + $1.00 online booking fee), or $5.49 for all other online purchases ($3.99 + $1.50 online booking fee). Online booking fee allows for advanced seat selection and sharable digital tickets, and applies to the first 4 tickets purchased in a transaction. All prices are + tax.
ABBOTSFORD
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- April 13, 2024 - The Mango Market
- Until April 28th, 2024 - Spring at the Farm
Burnaby
- April 2nd, 2024 - NatureKids BC WildRoots Home Learners Explorer Day
- April 6th, 2024 - Story Time Walk
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- April 9th, 2024 - Piper Spit Bird Count
- Until April 20, 2024 - Month of O-Hanami
- April 20th, 2024 - Flea Market
- April 27th, 2024 - International Day of Dance
- April 27th, 2024 - All About Dragonflies
CHILLIWACK
- April 3rd, 2024 - The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
- April 4th - May 5th, 2024 - Sweet Spring Flower Festival
- April 6th, 2024 - Chilliwack Plowing Match
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- April 12th - 14th, 2024 - CanAm Equine Expo West
- April 13th & 14th, 2024 - Chilliwack Rotary Climate Fair
- April 14th, 2024 - Foraging in the Forest
- April 26th, 27th, & 28th, 2024 - The Vintage Barn Market
COQUITLAM
- April 1st, 2024 - Critter Capers: The Case of the Scrambled Eggs
- April 3rd, 2024 - Storytime at the Art Gallery
- April 5th - 7th, 2024 - Creative Kits
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- April 13th, 2024 - A Birdy Told Me So
- April 24th, 2024 - The Secret Life of Trees
- April 27th, 2024 - Family Days
- April 27th & 28th, 2024 - Coquitlam Community Fest
DELTA & Tsawwassen
- Ongoing in 2024 - REACH Down Syndrome Support Group
- Ongoing in 2023 - Get Crafty
- Ongoing in 2023 - Family Games Afternoon
- April 6th, 2024 - Delta Ukulele Circle
- April 8th, 2024 - Spring Clean Up - Tsawwassen
- April 9th, 2024 - Spring Clean Up - Ladner
- April 13th, 2024 - Watershed Fish Release
- April 14th, 2024 - Rain Garden Walk
- April 17th & 18th, 2024 - Spring Clean Up - North Delta
- April 27th, 2024 - Observation Walks with Delta Naturalists
- April 30th - May 7th, 2024 - Youth Week 2024
LANGLEY
- Ongoing in 2023 - Close Knit Langley
- April 1st, 2024 - Tricksters
- Until April 6th 2024 - Semiahmoo Exhibit
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- April 19th - 21st, 2024 - Food Truck Wars
- Until June 2024 - Nature Explorer for Early Learners
MAPLE RIDGE & PITT MEADOWS
- Ongoing in 2023 - Baby Social
- Ongoing in 2024 - Museum Sundays
- Ongoing in 2024 - Toddler Dance Party
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- April 20th, 2024 - Celebrate Earth Day
- April 20th, 2024 - Repair Cafe
- April 27th, 2024 - Goodbye Chums Fry Release
- April 28th, 2024 - Plant Exchange
MISSION
- Ongoing in 2024 - Mission Ukulele Circle
- Ongoing in 2024 - Baby Social
- Ongoing in 2024 - Wiggle Time
- Ongoing in 2024 - Nature Works at Heritage Park
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- April 6th & 20th, 2024 - Car Seat Clinic
- April 20th, 2024 - Green Living 2024
NEW WESTMINSTER
- Ongoing in 2024 - Rotary Community Bottle Drop
- Ongoing in 2024 - Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop
- Ongoing in 2024 - Kids Day Sundays
- Ongoing in 2024 - ArtStarts Explores
- Ongoing in 2024 - Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
- Until April 1st, 2024 - Spring Discover Days
- April 25th - 27th, 2024 - Mermaid
- April 26th - 29th, 2024 - City Nature Challenge
NORTH VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2024 - Baby & Me at Cates Park
- Ongoing in 2023 - Family Fun Time
- Ongoing in 2024 - Farm Programs at Maplewood Farms
- Ongoing in 2024 - Shipyard Pals Scavenger Hunt
- April 3rd, 2024 - Dad & Tot Sports Night
- April 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th, 2024 - Treetop Tales
- April 6th & 7th, 2024 - Kids First at the Polygon
- April 3rd, 2024 - Dad & Tot Sports Night
- April 14th, 2024 - Sensory Friendly Sunday at MONOVA
- April 28th, 2024 - City Nature Challenge
PORT COQUITLAM
- Ongoing in 2024 - Artist Open Studio - Drop In
- April 6th, 2024 - Repair Cafe
- April 9th & 23rd, 2024 - Heritage Detectives
- April 15th, 2024 - Kids' Uke Play Along
- April 27th, 2024 - City-Wide Garage Sale
PORT MOODY
- April 13th, 2024 - Seed Swap
- April 19th, 2024 - Pro-D Day for Kids
- April 20th, 2024 - City-Wide Garage Sale
- April 20th, 2024 - Family Treasure Hunt
- April 27th, 2024 - Salamander Searchers
RICHMOND
- April 6th & 7th, 2024 - Richmond Art Walk
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- April 7th, 2024 - Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival
- April 7th, 2024 - Holi 2024
- Until April 14th, 2024 - Carnival at Lansdowne
- Until August 26th, 2024 - Richmond Kids
SQUAMISH
- Ongoing in 2024 - Decorated Forest Walk
- Ongoing in 2024 - Baby + Me Social Hike
- April 13th & 14th, 2024 - Bespoke Market
- April 14th, 21st, & 28th, 2024 - Storytime with Zoe
- April 20th, 2024 - Cliffside Night Market
- April 27th, 2024 - Be Fearless Trail Event
- Until April 30th, 2024 - Land of the Thundering Snow
SUNSHINE COAST
- Ongoing in 2023 - Learn to Juggle
- Ongoing in 2024 - Family-Friendly Trivia Night
- April 9th - 25th, 2024 - Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts
- April 20th, 2024 - Gibsons Repair Cafe
SURREY
- Ongoing in 2024 - Kids Day Sundays
- Ongoing in 2024 - Park Cleanups
- April 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 2024 - Community Tree Planting
- April 6th, 2024 - Surrey Slam Jam
- April 6th & 8th, 2024 - Sensory Friendly Swims
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- April 13th, 2024 - Métis: Children of the Fur Trade
- April 13th, 17th, & 27th, 2024 - Nature Works Parties
- April 20th, 2024 - Vaisakhi Parade
- April 26th & 29th, 2024 - City Nature Challenge
- April 27th, 2024 - Get Growing at Darts Hill Garden Park
- April 27th, 2024 - Party for the Planet
VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2023 - Kids Read It First
- April 4th & 5th, 2024 - UBC Food Truck Festival
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- April 13th, 2024 - Winged Woodworkers
- Until April 21st, 2024 - Hawai'i from Above
- Until April 21st, 2024 - Wonders of the American West
- Until April 25th, 2024 - Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
- Until June 30th, 2024 - Windborne: Call of the Canadian Rockies
VANCOUVER ISLAND
- Ongoing in 2024 - Games Night
- Ongoing in 2024 - Tiny Tots Playgroup
- Ongoing in 2024 - Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop
- April 4th - 7th, 2024 - Woodgrove Centre Spring Fair
- April 5th, 2024 - Mixed Ability Dance Jam
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- Until April 7th, 2024 - Dinosaurs of BC
- April 7th, 2024 - Junior Birders
- April 7th, 2024 - Sensory Sensitive Screening at IMAX Victoria
- April 11th - 14th, 2024 - Campbell River Spring Fair
- April 18th - 21st, 2024 - Cowichan Spring Fair
- April 25th - 28th, 2024 - Mayfair Mall Spring Fair
WEST VANCOUVER
- Ongoing in 2024 - Drop In Play & Storytime
- Ongoing in 2024 - Orff Kodaly Music for Children
- April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 2024 - Cineplex Family Favourites
- April 11th, 2024 - Extreme Lego Challenge
- April 16th - 19th, 2024 - TEDx2024
WHISTLER
- Ongoing in 2024 - Whistler Indoor Playgroup
- Ongoing in 2023 - Family and Child Education Program
- Ongoing in 2023 - Sea to Sky Postpartum Support Group
- Ongoing in 2023 - Music & Rhymes in the Park
- April 8th - 14th, 2024 - Whistler World Ski & Snowboard Festival
- April 17th - 22nd, 2024 - Earth Week 2024
- Until May 2024 - Vallea Lumina
WHITE ROCK
- Ongoing in 2023 - Chess Club
- Ongoing in 2023 - Art Club
- April 7th, 2024 - Junior Youth Empowerment Bake Sale
- April 8th, 2024 - Parent Time: Postpartum Support
- April 27th, 2024 - Rocky Shore Animals
- Until August 2024 - P'Quals Promenade Sculptures Competition
ONLINE/VIRTUAL
- Ongoing in 2024 - Artstarts Explores: A Province at Play
- Ongoing in 2024 - Generation Health
- Ongoing in 2024 - AutismBC Meets
- Ongoing in 2023 - Online Toddler Time for Chinese-Speaking Families
- Ongoing in 2024 - A Year of Blessings: Celebrating Traditional Chinese Festivals
- Ongoing in 2023 - Sea to Sky Postpartum Support Group
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